Radiator name-plate.



4einer., a citizent UNITD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. DCKGEISCHEL, O F OIIIICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 S. D. CHILDS & COM- PANY, DF CHICAGQ'ILLINOI'S, .A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.'

RADIATGR NAME-PLATE.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. l5. 1918.

To all whom.. tlm :y Concern:

Be it knovvnllliat I, HENRY J. DUCKGEIS- the United States, and a resident of the c 'ity of Chicago, in the county of Cook and ASt'ateoii Illinois, have invented certain. new and.. useful. Improvements in Rad atQrName-Plates'; and 'I' do hereby declardthat the following'is a full.' clear` and exact description 'o the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings;- and tothe numerals' of 4reference marked'thereon` which form a' part of this specification;

"i This invent-'ion relates to an `im roved form of naine-plate for an automobi having resilienttinger clipsfor springmembers rigidly secu-red tothe inner face of they name plate and adapted-to besprung intosuitable apertures' providedin Ithe upper central ortion of the radiator shell of the automo "ile, to rigidly` hold the -naflne plate Iin"'po'sit1onl It is an object'oflthisniventionto con-v struct "automobile na'rne 'platev yhaving means thileon't 'adn ptedM t'olfengage"A the radi-' ator shell of-*an automobile to rigidly hold the namev plate"in"posi"tion. A

It is"alsof"anlfobjeot otV thisimientio'nv provide 'it` name plate having `a 'plurality' of spring members secured thereon ada-pled to engage in suitable apertures name plate in positionthereon.

It is furthermore an object ofthis invention to. .construct a naine plate having va spider plate Vrigidly secured on the inner face thereofwiththe legs ofthe spiderplate lient therefrom togierrjnit the same to be engaged in apertures provided inthe radiator lshell ofl an automobile torigidly hold the name' plate-imposition; l l p It is arr-'important object of 'ehisinvention to provide 'a ln'ame'plate for'l an "automobile wherein resi-lient arms oiiis'et froml one.'y another are rigidly secured on the rear of the naine i'ilate" and are adapted to engage in suitably smeed-offst apertures inthe radi ator hell ofthe automohild.torigidly hold the nariieniilate' in` positionllt is also an object otr-this invention to provide aname plate-'simple and inexpensive of construction `adapte'al to'be readily secured in a predetermined positioniupon'the front of a radiator shellof an automobile.

Other and further .important objects of the invention will he apparent from the disclosures in the drawings' and speci ication.

provided in 'a' radiator s'hell of an automobile to hold the The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

- Figure 1 is a front plan view of an automobile radiator and radiator shell having a naine plate secured thereon embodying the principles of my invention.:

`Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary rear vlew of a portion of the radiator shell showi'ng the receiving apertures for the naine plate.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the naine plate.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. v1, showing the name plate inr position to be pressed into place.

Fig.-5 is a rear plan view of a `portion of the radiator shell showing the name plate 1n position; t

Fig. 6 is a4 fragmentary section'showing oneof the'spring attaching members' in Vits- 1'n1t1al posltion against the radiator shell."

and shearing the `method of attaching the name plate n1 dotted lines.

As s own on the'dram'ings: A The reference numeral 1, indicates an automobile radiator'and the numeral 2, the

radiator shell the upper portion of which has an integral plate B, formed thereon as shown 1n Fig. l, said plate having a Centrally disposedcircular aperture 4, therein.

Cut or stamped from the plate 3, and surrounding the circular aperture 4, are a plurality of rearwardlydirected lugs 5, slanting inwardly toward one another. rand' af-. tordmg apertures or lopenings 6. 'i' and respectively, which 'are slightly offset from one another, theanglesseparating the sanlodiiering" from on=e`another for a purpose hereinafter described. .l Y

A convex nameVl plate 5). inade ofwmetal or other suitable material. has a letter, monogram or emblema-1I), `huazed.l soldercdor en ameled on the front or convex `surface thereof, and rigidly secured by solderingor otherY suitable means centrally on the rear or concave sur-tace of the nameplate is a metalspider or attaching plate. ll, formed with a plurality ot' integral resilient radiallydirected legs or springs 12, 15S and 14.4 respectively, eaeh havingr its outer portion heut rearwardly away from the name plate as denoted by tht nonna-al l5; and eaeh having its end heul outwardly to afford au attarhing hook. flange or toe lo. The legs l2, 13

and 14, are ofset from one-another the angles separating the same differing slightly 'and ycorresponding with the angles separating the respective apertures 7 and 8, to permit the bent portion 15,l of the'legs 12, 13 Iand l-Lt, to register with or project into the apertures 6, 7 and 8, respect ii'ely when it is desired to secure the name plate 9, upon' the front of the radiator shell plate 3. The operation is as follows: p

The attaching or mounting of the naine plate 9, is very simple, the mol'iogram 10, being placed upon the-front of the name plate so that the same shall be in an upright vertical position when the toe 1G, ot the leg 12, is positioned against the. lug-5, ot the aperture (i, as shown in Fig. b', in which position the toes 1G, of the legs 13 and 11, register with the apertures 7 and 8, respectively. This is the only position in which `the toes of the legs 12,13 and 11, will re fister with the apertures G, 7 and 8, to permit mounting of the name plate, due to the olfset relation of said legs and apertures. Vith the n'ame plate 9,""ositioned as above described and as shown in Fig. G, pressure is applied uponthe name' l'plate thus forcing the toes 1G, of the resilient legs 12, 18 and 11, against the respective lugs 5, of the apertures G, 7 and 8, springing the portions 15, inwardly toward one another as shown by the dotted lines of Fig. (j, until the toes 16, clear'the ends of said lugs 5, andere sprung therebehind due to the action of the stressed portions 15, thus rigidly securing the name plate 9, clamped in position against the front surface of the radiator shell plate 3.

It Will, of course, be lunderstood that the name plate 3, may be of any desired shape,

.and that any number of offset attaching legs may be used to register and engage with a corresponding number ofbtfset apertures fprovided in the radiatorishell.

I am also aware that various other details of leonstruttion may wide principles` of this 1n veution, andlktherefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.'

A I5() 1. 1n a teriee ot' the class described the l claim as my invention:

rombinatiou with a plate having offset aper tures therehn, means thereon adapted in one position only to register and engage in saidv offset apertures to rigidly hold the name plate in'po` sition on said shell. i' I 2, The eouibination with a pi'ate of means struck inwardly therefrom aiio'rding a plurality of oii'set apertures therein', a name` l. The combination with a plate, meai'is'l struck iniifardly therefrom aifording a plurality of offset aperturesin said plate, a

name plate,x and resi ient offset means on the realthereof adaptedA in one'po'sitio'n only." to project through saidfapertu-resand "enmeans to securelvfhold the'V gage behind said name plate v1n In testimony position upon saliti-plate."

whereof' Ii'have hereunto be varied throughl a I range without departing from thel therein. of a naineplate, andj of a name plate, and offset subscribed mv name in the 'presence oftwr..

subscribing Witnesses. l y ,I-IENRY'MT.4 DUCKGEISCHEI' `Witnesses: I y I i (Ennemis W, HILLS, Jr .i v 'LAWRENCE REisTEiN, 

